Phonehttp://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/taxonomy/term/5235/all
enThe Value of Connected Savingshttp://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/value-connected-savings
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img height="264" width="280" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/files/endpovertyinsouthasia/Ignacio%20Mas/Bank.jpeg" />The business case for low-balance savings is tough, as the margin on float may not amount to much. In much of South Asia, the economics of savings for the poor has been buttressed by microcredit &ndash; the notion that the account anchors the customer relationship and the loan gives it profitability. But financial inclusion premised on credit is always going to leave some people behind: those who do not feel like credit is the right financial tool for them or who simply do not have the ability to commit to future payment streams.</p>
<p>A new vision is emerging around integrating the savings proposition into a broader payments network. Offering &ldquo;connected savings&rdquo; accounts rather than stand-alone accounts helps the economics of low-balance savings in three ways:</p>
</div></div></div>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:21:29 +0000Daniel Radcliffe666 at http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia